Curated Video
Hundreds stranded in contaminated camps since 1999
Zitkovac, Northern Mitrovica
1. Panning shot of town
3. Lead factory where Roma families live
2. Various, Roma people, children playing
3. Various, Roma girls playing
4. Roma man outside wooden house
5. Man waving through window
6....
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Report from area thought to be the epicentre of flu outbreak
1. Various of dead pigs being wheeled away and buried at Granjas Carroll farm ++AP TELEVISION UNDERSTANDS THESE PIGS WERE NOT SICK BUT WERE KILLED FOR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. AP TELEVISION CANNOT CONFIRM HOW MANY PIGS AT THIS FARM WERE...
Curated Video
USA: ARTIFICIAL EYES & TECHNOLOGY
English/Nat
When people think of a glass eye, they often imagine it to be bulging, staring, and immobile- at the least, not a very good replacement of the original.
But not anymore.
Thanks to both technological and medical advances in...
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NIGERIA: JESSE: DEATH TOLL IN PIPELINE FIRE REACHES 700
English/Nat
The death toll in the weekend fire that tore through Jesse in Nigeria has reached 700.
Police say about 200 people who were badly burned in the explosion have since died in hospital but it's feared the real toll is actually...
Curated Video
Symposium looks at how animals have been hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster
A conference was held in Tokyo on Saturday to study the impact of radiation from the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant on animals.
The plant suffered multiple meltdowns following a massive earthquake and tsunami in March...
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PERU: GOVERNMENT FORCES MOTORISTS TO USE UNLEADED FUEL
Spanish/Nat
A growth in poor health has forced Peru's government to convert motorists in Lima to unleaded fuel.
The capital, home to more than six (m) million people, is fast becoming one of Latin America's most polluted.
Poor health,...
Curated Video
Preview ahead of Friday's demolition of remaining bridge
Almost a year since the devastating collapse of Genoa's Morandi Bridge that killed 43 people, those nearest to the site are bracing themselves for a highly symbolic moment: the demolition of two remaining towers.
Press Association
Police shut down gym in Bedford defying lockdown regulations
Police arrive at Gainz Fitness and Strength in Bedford, as they stay open and defy lockdown rules as the second national lockdown for England comes into effect today. Includes comment from business owner Alex Lowndes.
Curated Video
Scientists using federal grants spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test whether it might protect children from lead poisoning in the soil.
HEADLINE: Potentially harmful sludge spread near homes
CAPTION: Scientists using federal grants spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test whether it might protect children from...
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Five people have been found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in a Washington suburb, authorities said Tuesday.
HEADLINE: Authorities: 5 dead, carbon monoxide suspected
CAPTION: Five people have been found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in a Washington suburb, authorities said Tuesday. (April 24)
[Location - Date:Oxon...
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Radon spa therapy remains popular in the Czech Republic
Jachymov - recent
1. A sculpture on the square of Jachymov; in the background mining pit.
2. Wide of mining pit
3. Close up mining pit
4. Wide of building
5. Miners entering a lift
6. Miners in the lift
7. Close up on the ground as...
Curated Video
GEORGIA: 11 SOLDIERS EXPOSED TO RADIATION BY CAESIUM-137 CAPSULES
Russian/Nat
The Cold War may be over but the nuclear legacy of the former Soviet Union lives on.
Soldiers from the former Soviet republic of Georgia are finding out just how lethal that legacy can be.
Eleven soldiers are now in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Reducing Household Chemical Risks
In these three public service videos from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, learn how to minimize exposure to pesticides, chemical contaminants, and secondhand smoke. Through simple demonstrations, the videos...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: The Effects of Pesticides on Children
This video segment adapted from Playing with Poison describes how children in the Yaqui Valley, one of the largest farming areas in Mexico, have been harmed by chronic exposure to pesticides. To study the long-term health effects of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: The Effects of Childhood Lead Poisoning
In this video adapted from Lead Awareness for Parents by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning, two mothers share their experiences about how their children suffered from lead poisoning. First, meet the Sanfilippo family who discovered...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Teens for Safe Cosmetics
In this video adapted from Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative, meet Jessica, a high school student and leader for Teens for Safe Cosmetics. Learn about toxic chemicals in cosmetics and how the industry has been unregulated...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Green Chemistry
In this video adapted from 'Contaminated Without Consent,' participants in a national study talk about the toxic chemicals - including phthalates, BPA, and brominated flame retardants - found in dust samples from their homes. Scientist...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Potential Health Hazards of Vinyl Siding: Blue Vinyl
This video segment adapted from the independent film 'Blue Vinyl' examines the dangers associated with the building material known as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The film's narrator has a rare form of cervical cancer traced to her exposure...